EJToday: Top Headlines

"Vineyard Wind Begins Construction After Ducking Financial Peril" [9]

"America’s first major offshore wind farm is coming into focus on the wavy horizon off Massachusetts."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [15]
Source: E&E News [16], 08/07/2023
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"There’s A Crisis Unfolding In Florida's Waters. DeSantis Hasn’t Said A Word." [17]

"The GOP governor and presidential candidate has touted his environmental and economic credentials. He’s ignoring an environmental and economic disaster at home."

Biodiversity [18]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [19]
Economy & Business [20]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [12]
Fish & Fisheries [22]
Natural Resources [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Source: HuffPost [26], 08/07/2023
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"‘Death Star’ Law Will End Water Breaks For Texas Workers" [27]

"Water breaks will no longer be guaranteed for construction workers in Austin and Dallas when a new state law that prevents municipalities from regulating everything from evictions to payday loans takes effect next month."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [19]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [28]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [30]
Source: E&E News [31], 08/07/2023
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China Floodwater Diversions To Populated Areas Unleash Wave Of Anger [32]

"Nearly 1 million people in China's northern Hebei province were relocated after record rains forced authorities to channel water from swollen rivers to some populated areas for storage, sparking anger online over the homes sacrificed to save Beijing."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [19]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [13]
Asia [33]
Source: Reuters [34], 08/07/2023
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‘Halliburton Loophole’ Allows Fracking Firms to Avoid Chemical Regulation [35]

"For almost 20 years, U.S. public-health advocates have worried that toxic chemicals are getting into ground water and harming human health because of an exemption to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act that allows operators of oil and gas fracking operations to use chemicals that would be regulated if used for any other purpose."

Chemicals [36]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [37]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [38]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Inside Climate News [39], 08/07/2023
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Governments Meet To Talk About Amazon Rainforest. Why Is It So Important? [40]

"The Amazon rainforest is a massive area, twice the size of India and sprawling across eight countries and one territory. It’s a crucial carbon sink for the climate, has about 20% of the world’s freshwater reserves and boasts astounding biodiversity, including 16,000 known tree species."

Agriculture [41]
Biodiversity [18]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Forests [42]
Government [43]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Natural Resources [23]
Public [13]
South America [44]
Source: AP [45], 08/07/2023
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"Paris Olympics Swimming Test Event In Seine Canceled Due To Pollution" [46]

"Excessive pollution in Paris' Seine River forced organizers to cancel a pre-Olympics test swimming competition due to take place on Sunday, the sport's international federation said."

Pollution [38]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [13]
Europe [47]
Source: AFP [48], 08/07/2023
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"New Chemical Reviews Still Inconsistent EPA Watchdog Finds" [49]

"The EPA’s decisions about whether new chemicals can be produced remain inconsistent despite improvements the agency has made, the agency’s inspector general said in a report urging further efforts."

Chemicals [36]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [50], 08/04/2023
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"BLM Proposes End To New Oil Leases On 1.6M Acres In Colorado" [51]

"The Bureau of Land Management proposed Thursday removing more than a million acres of public lands in Colorado from future oil and gas leasing, while also designating tens of thousands of acres of new protected areas in the western part of the state as part of an effort to resolve a series of legal challenges from environmental groups."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [52]
Source: E&E News [53], 08/04/2023
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The Far Right Has a ‘Battle Plan’ to Undo Climate Progress If Trump Wins [54]

"Far-right conservative groups are promoting a sprawling “battle plan” to obstruct and undo the federal government’s efforts to tackle the climate crisis, with hopes of quickly enacting a series of sweeping changes if Donald Trump, or any other Republican, gets elected as president next year."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Inside Climate News [55], 08/04/2023
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Homeless Struggle To Survive Record Temperatures In Blistering Phoenix [56]

"Homeless in America’s hottest big metro, Stefon James Dewitt Livengood was laid out for days inside his makeshift dwelling, struggling to breath, nauseous and vomiting."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [19]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [28]
People & Population [57]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [58]
Source: AP [59], 08/04/2023
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EPA Rejects Alabama Coal Ash Plan; Could Force Utilities To Dig Out Ponds [60]

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken the first steps toward revoking Alabama’s coal ash permitting plan, saying the state’s plan does not do enough to protect rivers and drinking water from toxins."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [21]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [38]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Source: Birmingham News [61], 08/04/2023
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Chemical Companies’ PFAS Payouts Are Huge – But The Problem Is Even Bigger [62]

"When the chemical giant 3M agreed in early June to pay up to $12.5bn to settle a lawsuit over PFAS contamination in water systems across the nation, it was hailed by attorneys as “the largest drinking water settlement in American history”, and viewed as a significant win for the public in the battle against toxic “forever chemicals”.

Chemicals [36]
Consumer [63]
Environmental Health [21]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [38]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Guardian [64], 08/04/2023
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"Growing Number Of Sewage Monitors In England’s Bathing Waters ‘Broken’" [65]

"New analysis of Environment Agency data by Lib Dems shows more than 100 systems are faulty"

"An increasing number of sewage monitors in England’s swimming spots are broken, new analysis has shown, meaning unknown quantities of raw sewage may be present in bathing waters.

New analysis of 2022 Environment Agency data by the Liberal Democrats has shown that more than 100 sewage monitors in bathing waters were faulty. This is an increase on 2021, when 88 of the monitors were broken.
Environmental Health [21]
Pollution [38]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [13]
Europe [47]
Source: Guardian [66], 08/04/2023
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"Takin’ Out The Trash: How Do Transnational Waste Traffickers Operate?" [67]

"Sneaky use of waste codes, fake documentation, corruption and taking advantage of control loopholes are among the many ways waste is illegally trafficked to countries with more competitive rates and lower environmental standards."

Laws & Regulations [29]
Waste [68]
Public [13]
International [30]
Source: Mongabay [69], 08/04/2023
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